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Blue Lights (album)

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Released
  
1958

Artist
  
Kenny Burrell

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
May 14, 1958

Release date
  
1958

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Length
  
48:26 (Volume 1) 39:08 (Volume 2)

Blue Lights (1958)
  
On View at the Five Spot Cafe (1959)

Similar
  
Kenny Burrell albums, Jazz albums

Blue Lights is an album by American jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1958 and released on the Blue Note label as two 12 inch LP's entitled Volume 1 and Volume 2. The cover features artwork by Andy Warhol. The album was subsequently reissued (with a re-ordered track sequence) as separate CDs and a two disc set combining Volume 1 and Volume 2.

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Guitarist Kenny Burrell leads a very coherent jam session in the studio with a particularly strong cast".

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Burrell except as indicated Volume 1
  1. "Phinupi" - 9:47
  2. "Yes Baby" - 11:15
  3. "Scotch Blues" (Duke Jordan) - 8:00
  4. "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:47
  5. "I Never Knew" (Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn) - 12:37 Bonus track on CD reissue
Volume 2
  1. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) - 9:55
  2. "Chuckin'" (Sam Jones) - 12:10
  3. "Rock Salt" - 11:19
  4. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) - 5:44
  • Recorded at Manhattan Towers in New York City on May 14, 1958.

    • Personnel

  • Kenny Burrell - guitar
  • Louis Smith - trumpet
  • Tina Brooks (Volume 1 tracks 2, 3 & 5, Volume 2 tracks 1-3), Junior Cook (Volume 1 tracks 1-3 & 5, Volume 2 tracks 1-3) - tenor saxophone
  • Duke Jordan (Volume 1), Bobby Timmons (Volume 2) - piano
  • Sam Jones - bass
  • Art Blakey - drums

    • Songs

    1Phinupi9:44
    2Yes Baby11:06
    3Scotch Blues7:57

    References

    Blue Lights (album) Wikipedia
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